The client has experienced neck trauma from a car crash. The airway is patent and the client is hemodynamically stable. For what associated injury should the nurse be particularly alert?
A. Hepatic laceration and hematoma
B. Unilateral hemothorax
C. Cervical spinal injury
D. Crushed pelvis
C
Cervical spinal injuries often occur at the same time as a neck injury. Anyone experiencing a neck injury should be handled as if a cervical spinal injury were also present until proven otherwise.
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